Welcome

Naomi Jones - Director of Human Resources(318) 487-0888

Rapides Parish School System is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for employment on the basis of qualifications without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex or handicapping condition. As provided by federal law, applicants may request accommodations in order to complete the application or to take any required employment test.

Substitute Info

To become a substitute employee, you must:

1. Attend a safety meeting each school year PRIOR to beginning employment. Meetings are scheduled for September 13, October 11, and November 8 in the Board Room at 9 AM on the bottom floor of the main school board office. Also, there is a meeting sheduled for January 17 in the RPSB Media Center at 9 AM.

January 17th Safety Meething has been reschudled for January 24th 9:00 AM-11:00 AM in the RPSB Media Center.

***A special safety meeting will be held on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 8 AM in the RPSB Media Center.***

2. Be fingerprinted every 3 years. ***New substitutes will NOT be fingerprinted until after you have attended a safety meeting. Volunteers will not be fingerprinted until after August 15, 2017.***

Click this link to schedule fingerprints. We fingerprint from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Our office closes at 4:00 PM.

Select the Substitute Position you would like to apply for. Click the position again on the next screen.

Click “Apply Now” (found on the right side of the page)

Sign Up

Create username and password. (Please write it down and put in a safe place. We cannot retrieve it for you.)

Complete everything with a red mark and click “Submit” at the bottom.

Go to the Resume Tab/ My documents & Letters. You must save you documents to your computer as a pdf, jpg, bmp, xls, doc, or txt. Then attach them to your Document and letters. If you don’t have a scanner, you can take a picture with your phone and send it to your email. Save the picture to your computer and upload the picture to your application. The public library can assist you, or you may call Human Resources for assistance.

Create only ONE online application. You can apply for other positions by simply clicking “Apply Now” and signing into your existing account. It’s really simple.

Pay Scale

Certification Information

The best source for certification questions and forms is www.teachlouisiana.net. On the right side of the page, you will see a link to certification information. Select the "Certification Application" option to update your certificate, add certifications, etc. Employees complete these documents and bring to Peggy Brouillette for review and signature by the Director of Human Resources. You can track the status of your application once it reaches the state department by watching “Status of a Certification Application.” Applications take 2-4 weeks to process.

By selecting "Certification Home," you can find information about ways to become certified in Louisiana, out-of-state certification information, and PRAXIS/NTE requirements.

"Certification FAQs" cover many topics, including license renewal and changing your name on your certificate.

Forms

For use of extended sick leave, leave without pay, FMLA, or medical sabbatical, you must complete an Application for Leave. According to policy, if you are out more than 5 days, you must give your supervisor a doctor’s excuse.